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Vladimir V. Putin / New York Times:
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria — MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.
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Washington Post:
U.S. weapons reaching Syrian rebels — The CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures. The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Ketchum Placed Controversial Putin Op-Ed — The PR firm's biggest Russia coup ever? — Ria Novosti / Reuters — WASHINGTON — The public relations firm Ketchum is responsible for placing a controversial editorial that appeared under Russian President Vladimir Putin's byline in the New York Times on Wednesday night.
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Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Sen. Menendez reacts to Putin's op-ed: I wanted to vomit — The night before a high stakes diplomatic meeting in Geneva, where Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart will talk over a plan for stripping Syria of chemical weapons, The New York Times published an op-ed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Colum Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.N. Report Will Point to Assad Regime in Massive Chemical Attack — U.N. inspectors have collected a “wealth” of evidence on the use of nerve agents that points to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, according to a senior Western official.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
As Obama Pauses Action, Putin Takes Center Stage
As Obama Pauses Action, Putin Takes Center Stage
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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
The Story Behind the Putin Op-Ed Article in The Times
The Story Behind the Putin Op-Ed Article in The Times
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Panetta says Putin should be last person to lecture US
Panetta says Putin should be last person to lecture US
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Menendez says Putin op-ed made him want ‘to vomit’ (Video)
Menendez says Putin op-ed made him want ‘to vomit’ (Video)
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Dems Getting Ready to Roll Over on Budget Yet Again — Since House Republicans have steadfastly refused to pass a FY2014 budget—mostly on the peculiar grounds that if they did, it would force them to open negotiations with the Senate and run the risk of, um, negotiating …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House GOP: United against Obama on Syria, divided on everything else
House GOP: United against Obama on Syria, divided on everything else
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama signals shift back to economic focus
Obama signals shift back to economic focus
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz: “We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms” — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started off his Wednesday speech on foreign policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation with a confession: His first political contribution was a $10 contribution to the late Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), when he was 10.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Ted Cruz: ‘We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms’ In The Senate — WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the country would be better off if the Senate was full of people like Jesse Helms, the late senator who was ardently opposed to all kinds of civil rights measures …
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Desiree Stennett / Orlando Sentinel:
Pastor Terry Jones arrested with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, deputies say — Controversial Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones, known for his plans to publicly burn copies of the Muslim holy book, was arrested Wednesday with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, authorities said.
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Politico:
Exclusive: The Koch brothers' secret bank — An Arlington, Va.-based conservative group, whose existence until now was unknown to almost everyone in politics, raised and spent $250 million in 2012 to shape political and policy debate nationwide. — The group, Freedom Partners …
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
The right's Obamacare obsession is destroying the Republican Party
The right's Obamacare obsession is destroying the Republican Party
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Montana Lt. Gov. “Accidentally” Liked Picture Of Breasts On Facebook — Then Quickly Scrubbed His Account — “Breasts.Proof men can multitask2” reads the image's caption that was liked by a top-tier Democratic recruit for U.S. Senate. “This was spam,” a Montana Democrat says.
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Amurdie / Duck of Minerva:
So, you want a job in policy? — I haven't worked a “real job” since being an undergrad. However, I often get asked by undergrads for advice about preparations for real world policy jobs. I recently asked my former PhD student, Kate Kidder, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security …
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Wall Street Journal:
Lois Lerner's Own Words — Emails undercut the official IRS story on political targeting. — Congress's investigation into the IRS targeting of conservatives has been continuing out of the Syria headlines, and it's turning up news. Emails unearthed by the House Ways …
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Washington Post:
D.C. executive linked to secret 2008 aid to Hillary Clinton — The D.C. businessman at the center of an ongoing city corruption investigation secretly spent more than a half-million dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, according to interviews and court documents filed Wednesday.
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TIME:
Obama and Syria: Stumbling Toward Damascus — The President's uneven Syria response has damaged his office and weakened the nation. It's time for one more pivot — By Joe Klein @JoeKleinTIMESept. 11, 2013 — On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Vincent Gray vetoes bill aimed at Wal-Mart — Dealing a blow to unions and their supporters in the nation's highest-profile Wal-Mart battle, Washington Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a controversial bill on Thursday that would have forced big-box stores to pay higher wages to their workers.
Ramsey Cox / E2-Wire:
Reid: ‘Anarchists have taken over’ in Congress (Video) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday said “anarchists” have taken over Congress. — Reid (D-Nev.) said Tea Party Republicans are preventing progress on an energy efficiency bill by offering amendments on ObamaCare and other unrelated issues.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Experts: White House H2O evidence murky — First lady Michelle Obama's new drive to get Americans to drink more water may seem unlikely to make waves, but it spills into areas that have stirred intense controversy among scientists, public health campaigners and environmentalists.
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Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed — A landmark peace vigil that has stood outside the White House in downtown Washington for more than 30 years has been removed by U.S. Park Police, according to Concepcion Picciotto, the legendary protester who has served as the vigil's longest-running caretaker.
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New York Times:
Democrats Press Thompson to Forsake a Runoff — Mayoral Election: What Happens Next?: Bill de Blasio has a commanding lead over William C. Thompson Jr. after the Democratic primary in New York City. The winner will face Joseph J. Lhota, the Republican candidate.
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